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J. E. ALLISON. PORTABLE FARE RECEIVER AND REGISTER.

No. 487,168. Patented Nov. 29, 1892.

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PORTABLE FARE REGEIVER AND REGISTER.

Patented Nov. 29,1892.

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J. E. ALLISON. PORTABLE FARE RECEIVER AND REGISTER.

Patented Nov. 29, 1892.

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P I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. ALLISON, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

PORTABLE FARE RECEIVER AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,168, dated November29, 1892. Application filed December 19, 1891. Serial No. 415,576. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it knownthat I, J AMEs E. ALLISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nashville, Davidson county, State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Im provements in Portable Fare Receiversand Registers, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exactdescription as will enable any one skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Theinvention consists in the certain novel and peculiar arrangements andcombinations of the several parts of the device, all as hereinafterfully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

. The accompanying drawings of a fare receiver and register embodyingthe invention are as follows:

Figure 1 is a front view of the device shown as supported'by its rearhook upon the attaching-plate, which is secured upon the front of thebody of the conductor by means of a belt and a neckstrap, both of whichare shown in part only for the convenience of illustration. Fig. 2 is aside view of the device. Fig.

3 is a sectional view, the plane of the section being indicated by line3 3, Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a sectional View, the plane of the section beingindicated by line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view in section on a planeindicated by line 5 5, Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a View of the opposite side ofthe device from that shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 isa view in section, theplane of which is indicated by line 7 7, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a sectionalView, the plane of the section being indicated by line 8 8, Fig. 7. Fig.9 isahorizontal section on line 9 9, Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is an enlargeddetail View of the ratchet-wheel I with the dogs carried by the adjacentregister-wheel and the trip device for controlling the dogs, ashereinafter described. Fig. 11 is a detailed view of theoperating-lever, the slide connected therewith, and the clipper operatedby the slide, the several parts being shown in the position which theyassume when the lever is depressed.

Referring to the drawings, in which the same numbers of referenceindicate the same or like parts throughout, 1 is a metallic casing orhousing havinga removable front plate 2, which is shown as secured inplace by means of screws at the lower end and lugs and alip at the upperend. Within the casing 1 is ar-v ranged the register and alarm, whichfor convenience of construction are mounted upon a removable plate 3,which to economize the number of parts is arranged so as to form oneside of the coin-chute 4, the other sides of which are formed by thethree-sided piece 5, the same being suitably secured to the bedplate 3,though, if preferred, it may be made in one piece therewith. Theooi'n-chute4 is'provided with a flaring mouth at the top of the casing,and'just below this is arranged a peep-window 6, .provided with glass70, by means of which visual access may be had to the coin held in thechute by the stop-finger 7, which is disposed within the chute, so as tocheck the passage of the coin deposited in the chute and hold it at thepeep-window for inspection by the eondoctor, and before the coin isregistered and finally deposited within the fare receptacle or pouch 8,which is removably secured to the base of the casing. Thisfare-receptacle 8, into which the coin-chute leads through a suitableopening 9 (see Figs. 7, 8, and 9) in the bottom of the casing, is apocket-likereceptacle with its upper end provided with a frame 10,fitting snugly over the lower end and extending quite high up on therear side of the casing for the purpose of concealing the totalizer orpermanent register wheels ll 11, which are mounted upon the back of thebed-plate 3 and which are constructed and arranged to operate in theusual way, so that as the units-wheel completes one revolution itadvances the tens-wheel one step, and as the latter passes through onerevolution it automatically advances the hundreds-wheel one step, and soon, the wheels being read through the openings 1212 (see Fig. 4) in theback of the casing and which openings are covered by the frame 10, asbefore stated. The lower and main part of the receptacle 8 is made,preferably, of a fiexiblematerial-for instance, leatheras shown, and itis provided at one side with a handle 13, by which 10, and thencethrough a hole 23, formed in, the casing and registering with the hole22 at which the handle 13 is located the frame.

is cutaway, so that the edge 14 thereof comes about on a level with thebottom of the easing 1- when the receptacle is secured in positionthereupon, the two parts being put together by entering one side of thecasing in the cut-away end of the frame and then sliding either partsidewise until the side so entered abuts against the'side of the frame10 opposite the cut-away side, by which time the notches 15 15 of theframe 10 are forced'over thes'tuds 16 16, located one a'teach-side ofthe casing near the bottom of the same. These studs and notch es serveto secure the receptacle an-d casing together, in addition to thesnaploc'k, which I also provide. This'snap-lock consists in a keeper orhook 17, which is mounted upon the inner face of the 'sideof the frame10 opposite the cut-away side. The keeper 17 projects inwardly andpasses through a-sui'table opening 18, formed in'the side of the easingand'engages with a bolt 19, which is ipivoted, preferably, upon a post20, standing out from the bed-plate 3, and the bolt is pro v-ided with asuitable spring 21, which keeps it normally shot and locked with thekee'per, which is passed through and withdrawn from opening 18 as thecasing and 'receptacle are put together and taken apart. The bolt 19 isdrawn by means ofany kind of asm'all'key, blade, or rod, which is thrustin through the keyhole 22, formed in theside of the frame when the partsareputtogether. As the *key thus comes within reach of the bolt alateral movement of the key will draw the bolt clear of the keeper,whereupon the casing and receptacle may be taken apart and the conten'tsof the latter removed and a reading of the permanent register 11, whichisn'ow exposed, may be taken. 1

As the lock 17 19 controls the access to the fares deposited within thereceiver, I provide the keyhole 22of the lock with a frangible seal-24,"such as paper, (see Figs. 6 and 9,) which may be numberedor markedin a :peculiar manner, so as to prevent its being easily replacedby anyunauthorized person. This detector-seal 24 is secured by means of pasteor otherwise upon the inner side of frame 10, from where it may beeasily removed or inspected when the receptacle is detached. Obviouslythe seal must be broken or'pierced by the key orinstru ment employed inoperating or picking the lock, and its mutilation th ns affords a meansof detection.

The permanent register 11 11 is actuated by the shaft 25, upon which ismounted the units-wheel thereof, as well as the units-wheel 26 of thetemporary register. The unitswheel of the permanent register being faston the shaft 25, the wheel responds to each movement thereof which isimparted to the shaft by means-of the lever 29, pawl 33, and ratchet 35,the shaft 25 at the same time advancing the units-wheel 26 of thetemporary register through means of the pins 36 and dogs 37 and 38,whichare hereinafter described. Each registering movement of the temporaryregister will therefore actuate the units-wheel of the permanentregister in a corresponding manner. This units-wheel 26 controls atenswheel 27, and both of said wheels can be read at anytime throughsuitable openings 28 28, formed in the front face of the casing, so thata passenger may'see that his deposited fare is registered.

The registers are operated, primarily, through means of a lever 29,which "is hinged or pivoted at its inner end to a post 30 (see Fig. 7)and has its outer free end projecting through -an opening 31 in thecasing, so as'to be conveniently manipulated by the conductor. A spring32 serves to h'o'ldthe lever normally drawn up and returns it to suchposi'tion after ithas been pulled do'wnto register a fare. Theoperating-lever 29 carries'a-paw-l 33, (see Figs. 3, 4, and 7,) which bymeans of a spring 34 is held in constant engagei'nent with aratchet-wheel 35, secured fast upon the 'operaiii'ng shaft 25 andprovided upon one face with a set of pins 36 36, arranged in a circleand equal distances apart, so as to correspond with the teeth of theratchet. These pins 36 are'engaged by dogs 37 38,wh'icha're pivoted upon't-he'opposi'ng face of the register-wheel 26 and are provided with aspring 39,-serving to keep them in engagement with said pin's.

The spring 39 is a flat steel strip, the ends'of which are fixed innotches formed in the edges of the dogs, respectively. The dog37a'cts-to lock the register-wheel byreason of the outer end of the dogengaging one of the pins. Under this condition the step-by-stepm'ovement given to the ratchet b'y'i'ts pawl and the connectedoperating-lever is imparted "to the units-wheel 26 through means of theintermediate pins and dogs, and the same is accordingly ad vanced'stepby step. The wheels are unlocked when the dog 37 is moved from thefull-line position to thedotted-in one, (see Fig. '10,) which movementisaccomplished by the engagement therewith of the trip-arm 40, projectingat right angles from the sleeve L-l, which is loosely mounted upontheend of the operating-shaft 25, and extends with the shaft to the"outside of the casing l, where at its end the sleeve is provided with amilled head or thumb-nut 42 for rotating the sleeve to operate thetrip-arm 40 for unlocking the register-wheel 26, which turns loosely onthe sleeve 41 and which is thereby turned back, the sweep of thetrip-arm being limited by ICC IIO

the stop 43, located upon the wheel 26. In this way the wheel 26 of thetemporary register may be given a backward rotation to correct anover-forward rotation, and such resetting is eifected without actuatingthe permanent register, owing to the disengagement of the dog 37 and itspin 36, rendering the two registers independent for the time being.After the trip-arm has moved the dog 37 out of engagement with its pinthe arm brings up against the stop 43 and a continued backward rotationof the sleeve will, by virtue of the arm bearing against the stop 43 onthe wheel, serve to turn said wheel back to the desired point. The dog38 is held constantly in engagement with one of the pins 36 and preventsthe turning forward of the wheel 26 by sleeve 41 and its arm without acorresponding registration by the permanent register, as in such forwardmovement of the trip device the dog 38 locks the register-wheel 26 tothe ratchet-wheel 35, which being fast on the operating-shaft 25 willactuate the register 1 l in an evident manner.

Each re istration is audibly announced by a bell or gong 44, the striker45 of which is connected with the rocking lever 46, (see Figs. 3 and 4,)which is pivoted upon the end of the post 30, upon which theoperating-lever 29 is hinged. The rocking lever 46 is provided with atooth or projection 47, which is held against the teeth of the ratchet35 (see Fig. 3) by a spring 48 in such a way that as the ratchetadvances one step or tooth in registering the rocking lever 46 is givena snap movement whereby the gong is sounded.

The stop-finger 7, which has been before referred to, is connectedrigidly with the operating-lever 29, and is suitably curved, and extendsfrom the lever through an opening 49 in the side of the coin-chute 4into said chute and lies in the path of the coin at such a point as tohold the coin at the peep-window before the coin is registered anddeposited in the receptacle. When the operatinglever is depressed toregister the coin after it is deposited in the chute, the finger 7 iswithdrawn from its path and the coin thus escaping it falls into thereceptacle, after which the stop-finger moves back for the nextoperation. The finger being mounted rigidly and directly on theoperating-lever, it is not at all liable to get out of adjustment, sothat it will always act with a true and positive movement and hold thecoin at the proper point for inspection. The receiver is also providedwith a device for clipping or cutting the ends off of tickets, the outor clipped off pieces being deposited in the fare-recon tacle 8 andregistered at the same time. The

end of the ticket to be clipped is inserted in the opening 50, (seeFigs. 3, 4, and 6,) formed in the rear side of the frame 10, upon theinner side of which frame is pivoted at 51 a knife or cutter 52, whichis held retracted by a spring 53 and is arranged to sweep across rangedwithin the casing 1, from the bottom I of which it is projected throughopening 9. (See Fig. 11.) This slide isthe shape of an inverted L, withthe vertical leg thereof working in a guide 55, (see Fig. 9,) and it isactu-' ated by the operating-lever 29, from which a stud 56 projectsinto a'groove 57 in the slide 54, so as to makea sliding jointtherebetween. At each depressionof the lever 29 the slideis forcedagainst the knife and depresses it, thereby cutting off the inserted endof the ticket. (See Fig. 11.) At the back of the receiver is a hook 60,which is preferably mounted upon the frame 10 of the fare-receptacle,and it is designed to hook with a staple or loop 61 on a breast-plate62, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This breastplate may be fastenedsecurelyuponrhe' body of the conductor by means of a belt 64, one end ofwhich is secured to one of the four eyes 63 and passing horizontallyaround'the body has its other end releasably secured to another eye ofthe plate by a snap-hook 65 and a neck-strap 66, (see Fig. 1,) which isat tached by one end to an upper eye 63 and extends up across the chestand around the neck of the wearer, and thence down over the other sideof the chest to the upper corner of the plate, where it is detachablysecu red by a snaphook 67. This supporting-plate is worn by theconductor in the manner described and the receiver may be readilymounted uponit and removed therefrom and carried in the hand by thehandle 13, though obviously it can be operated quite as well whensupported upon the breast-plate as when carried in the hand. I desire itto be understood that my invention is not limited to the specific formshown, as various modifications may be made in the construction of thesame without departing from the spirit of the invention, as pointed outin the claims. Having thus described my improvements in fare-receivers,what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fare-receiver having a permanent register and a co-operatingtemporary register, a casing inclosing said registers and formed withopenings through which said registers may be read, a detachablereceptacle or pouch having aframe fitting over one end of the saidcasing and formed with an extension covering the openings through whichthe permanent register is read, and a lock for locking the receptacleand easing together, whereby the permanent register may only be visiblewhen the receptacle is detached.

2. In a fare-receiver, the combination, with a register provided with acasing, of a receptacle detachably secured to the casing and formed withan opening for inserting the end of a ticket and provided with a cutteror blade sweeping across said opening for clipping the end of aninserted ticket, said cutter or blade connected withand operated by saidregister, whereby the clipping of a ticket may be registered.

3. The combination, with a permanent register, of a temporary registerand a dog intermediate the two registers for locking them together intheir forward movement and a handoperated trip device for said dog fordisengaging it and permitting the backward rotation of the temporaryregister independently of the permanent register.

4. The combination, witha permanent register'provided with anoperating-shaft projecting from the casing of the register, of atemporary register connected with said shaft and a dog for locking thetwo registers -together in their forward movement, a trip-ar-m for disengaging the dog and leaving the temporary registerf-ree to be rotatedbackward independently of the permanent register, and a loose-sleevemounted upon the projecting end of the said shaft and carrying saidtrip-arm, said sleeve being'accessible from the exterior of the"casing'of the register for manipulation in turning back or resettingthe temporary register.

5. The'combination, with a permanent register having "anoperating-shaft, of a temporary register having its nnits-wheel mountedloose upon said shaft and a ratchet-wheel mounted fast on said shaft,said ratchet provided with a dog for locking the ratchet and units-wheeltogether in the forward rotation thereof,'an'd a trip device alsomounted upon said shaft for disengaging the dog, whereby the temporaryregister may be turned back withoutactuatin g the permanent register,said trip device extending to the exterior of the casing for convenientmanipulation.

6. The combination, with 'a shaft and a permanent register controlledthereby, of a register-wheel mou-nted loose upon said'shaft and aratchet-wheel mounted fast on the shaft, an operating-lever providedwith a pawl for actuating said ratchet,a dog for locking theregister-wheel and ratchet together in their forward movement, and atrip device for disengaging-said dog to unlock the two said wheels andby which't'he said register-wheel may be turned back or forward, and asecond dog for locking the ratchet and register wheels togetherin theforward movement of the trip device, whereby the turning forward of thesaid register-wheel by the trip device may correspondinglyactuate thepermanent register.

7. The combination, with a shaft projecting from the casing of theregister and a ratchet wheel mounted fast on said shaft and a lever andpawl for actuating said ratchet, of a loose sleeve arranged upon theprojecting end of the shaft and provided at its inner end'with atrip-arm, a register-wheel mountedlooseonsaid shaft, and a dog mountedupon the register-wheel for looking it to the ratchet in its forwardmovement, said dog engaged and operated by said trip-arm upon rotatingsaid sleeve backward, whereby the register-wheel may be turned back orreset without actuating the ratchet.

8. The combination, with a shaft projectingfrom the 'casingof theregister and a permanent register controlled thereby, of aratchet-wh'eel mounted fast upon said shaft and provided upon its facewith a series of pins or projections corresponding with the teeth of theratchet, a lever and pawl for operating said ratchet, a loose sleevearranged upon the projecting'end'of the shaft andprovided with atrip-arm, a register-wheel loosely mounted upon said sleeve and providedwith two springdogs engaging the pins or projections of the ratchet, onedog locking the said registerwheel and ratchet together in their forwardmovement and engaged by said trip-arm to effeet the unlocking of saidregister-wheel and ratchet in turning the register-wheel back and theother said dog lock-ing the registerwheel and ratchet together inthetu'rn-ing forward of the register-wheel by thetrip device, wherebythe said register-wheel cannot be turned forward by the trip orresetting device without actuating the permanent register in acorresponding manner.

9. The combination, with the shaft 25, controlling a permanent register,of a ratchetwheel 35, mounted fast upon the shaft and provided with asetof projections or pins 36 36, a lever and pawl for actuating saidratchet,

'a'sleeve 41, mounted loosely upon the end ofthe shaft-and provided witha trip-arm 4:0,and a register-wheel 26,-loosely mounted upon said sleeveand provided with-adog 37, adapted to engage with the pins 36 andengaged by the said trip-arm, whereby the backward rotation of saidsleeve or trip device may nnlock the wheels and permit the turning backof the register-wheel independently of the permanent register,substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

10. The com-bination,with the'shaft 25,'controlling a permanentregister, of a ratchetwheel 35, mounted fast upon the shaft and providedwith a set of projections or pins 36 36, a lever andpawl for actuatingsaid ratchet, a sleeve 41, mounted loosely upon the end of theshaft-andprovided with a trip-arm 40, and a register wheel 26,1ooselymounted u pon said sleeveand provided with the dogs 37 and 38, adaptedto engage the pins 36, the said dog 37 being engaged by the trip-arm,whereby the backward rotation of said sleeve or trip device may unlockthe wheels and permit the register-wheel to be turned back independentlyof the permanent register and the turning forward of the sleeve or tripdevice may actuate both the temporary and permanent register inet-corresponding manner, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

11. The combination, with a fare receiver and register, of a pivotedspring-actuated cutter 52 for clipping tickets, a register, and the Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set pivoted operating-lever foractuating the regmy hand, tl1is 15th day of December, 1891,'-in l.ister, and a slide 54, having a sliding joint the presence of thetwosubscribing witnesses. IO

connecting it with the operating-1everand act- JAMES E. ALLISON. uatedthereby and engaging and operating Witnesses:

the cutter when depressed, substantially as C. S. CALDWELL,

and for the purpose set forth. T. O. BLAKE.

